Hi
I think the default location is : - c:\users\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator
The save/load dialog does not remember your previous file location when it opens. It always opens to the same location.
I choose a different place where I keep my flight.plns
Can I edit a config file or something to change the default location?
Thanks
default flightplan folder for Store (unless you moved/installed the app to another drive already):
c:\Users<< user >>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
what you can do is a symbolic link, mklink /j, where you rename the origical âLocalStateâ to f.i. âLocalState movedâ,
then create a new âLocalStateâ folder there
MKLINK /J Link Target
Link
Specifies the new symbolic link name
Target
Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link will actually point to
(when âspacesâ need ââ)
Thanks
This is the address
C:\Users<>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator
shown in the Load/Save pop up dialog - (I changed my username to <> for privacy reasons)
I save all my flights on my external D:\ drive, the absolute address something like this:-
D:\Users<>\SavedFSFlights
Not sure how to apply your symbolic link.
Ultimately it would be good if MSFS2020 team can update the dialog to simply remember the userâs last location and open up there again next time
You could also create a shortcut to your SavedFSFlights folder, and move that shortcut into the default folder.
create your folder
D:\Users\whatever\SavedFSFlights
(whatever)
be active in the default directory with a CMD window
xx:\etc etc \AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\ (where LocalState is)
dir /a
and you see âlocalstateâ
rename
ren LocalState âLocalState mklinked to SavedFSFlightsâ
(or something and backup safety)
now use mklink CMD
mklink /j LocalState âD:\Users\whatever\SavedFSFlightsâ
you now have created a folder âlocalstateâ (again) that really is a mklink that when you hit this, leads to the content of âD:\Users\whatever\SavedFSFlightsâ
If creating a symbolic link is a bit too much work for you, simply pin your preferred folder to the side of the explorer window. Quick and easy access every single time.
Magick
Thanks for your patience. Took me a while to understand what you meant. With this:-
I will give it a go. Thanks
Kriebie
Cheers. That would work.
Lungho
Will have a look at the ingame save/load dialog to see if it is possible to do that.
Thanks
Yes, quick access is shown in the ingame save/load dialog.
Thanks kindly all, I have learnt a lot.
But still, I would like to submit a request to zendesk about this. Load/Save dialogs should honor the userâs choice of location.
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